Worker’s Compensation insurance and Social Security taxes are things an employer commonly pays. In addition, employers have general liability for damage by thei

Worker’s Compensation insurance and Social Security taxes are things an employer commonly pays. In addition, employers have general liability for damage by their workers, are responsible for collecting payroll taxes, need to establish the legality of employment, and so forth. Finally, $10k a year probably won’t buy loyalty or promote long term stability…you are competing for labor and not offering a living and not offering attractive opportunity… …or to put it another way, doing the same work for a rich person has more upside.